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BOURNE, Mass., May 15 /PRNewswire/ — Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. (EOS) announced today that the company has been selected to present at the upcoming Dow Jones Environmental Ventures Conference in San Mateo, California on May 21, 2008. The presentation will be given by Eric Stoermer, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Editors of VentureWire, a Dow Jones publication focused on venture capital and venture-backed companies, selected 45 emerging green technology companies from across the country that “demonstrate true business momentum” to present their business plans at the two-day conference. EOS is one of nine companies selected from the water sector. In addition to company presentations, the event will feature keynote speeches from top executives as well as market insights from thought leaders, investors, and business analysts.
About EOS
Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. (EOS) is an environmental technology company providing green chemicals for the purification of water. The company’s MicroC(TM) line of products (MicroC(TM) and MicroC G(TM)) target contaminant nitrogen at wastewater Treatment facilities. Nitrogen pollution originating from wastewater Treatment plants can cause significant ecosystem damage in coastal areas and threatens drinking water resources. EOS products currently provide more than 200 wastewater Treatment plants in the U.S. with a safer, more effective, and environmentally sustainable solution compared with other carbon sources such as liquid methanol. In addition, the company offers technical services to help customers optimize the use of its denitrification products. EOS was established in 2003 and is based in Bourne, Massachusetts.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania SBDC client Keystone Pallet & Recycling will be honored tonight at an Earth Day gala event recognizing the recipients of the 2008 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. Kathleen A. McGinty, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will deliver the keynote speech.Since the company launched in Milton in 2004, Keystone Pallet & Recycling prevented more than 1,672,000 pounds of wood waste from being sent to the landfill. Keystone’s clients are saving about $8,000 per year in avoided disposal costs. The company’s wood pallet collection system reduced annual diesel fuel consumption by 2,600 gallons, saving $7,200 per year in fuel costs and preventing 330 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.In announcing the 2008 recipients, Governor Edward G. Rendell acknowledged that Keystone and the eight other awardees “look at environmental challenges as opportunities to do things differently…These awards recognize and celebrate that unique perspective and can-do spirit that makes Pennsylvania a progressive place to do business.”Pallet recyclers keep wood pallets from entering the landfill by collecting, repairing and reselling used pallets. After a brief stint working with a pallet recycler in Ohio, Keystone owner Matt Roberts decided to bring the concept back to Pennsylvania and approached the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for assistance. SBDC business consultants helped Mr. Roberts create a comprehensive business plan and referred him to the SBDC’s Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP). Consultant Denise Bechdel offered advice on environmental compliance and suggested that Keystone apply for a Small Business Advantage grant from the Pennsylvania DEP. With Ms. Bechdel’s assistance, Keystone Pallet & Recycling applied for and received four successive grants — a total of $29,850.A challenge for recycling businesses is to find and maintain a steady source of materials. Traditionally, that involves driving to collect the materials, increasing fuel costs coupled with long travel distances. Keystone, however, devised a way to collect more used pallets. The company installs on-site mobile collection units at its larger sites, which are picked up only when full. Mr. Roberts was able to use his nearly $30K in grant funds to assist with the purchase of several 53-foot portable recycling collection units as well as a larger truck, reducing the number of trips to smaller collection sites. These investments have resulted in significant decreases in miles traveled, diesel fuel consumption and associated fuel and maintenance costs.Mr. Roberts acknowledges the assistance of the SBDC’s environmental program in starting and obtaining funding for his business, declaring that “the Environmental Management Assistance Program has been a vital tool used during the start up of my business… Overall, EMAP has provided my business with an invaluable service, which I will continue to use in the future.”While Mr. Roberts is in the unique position to have received funding four years in row, many SBDC clients have benefitted from DEP Small Business Advantage grants. The grant program offers up to $7,500 in funding, provided on a 50 percent cost share basis, to small businesses in the Commonwealth to implement equipment or process changes that result in energy efficiency or pollution prevention. Businesses working with EMAP garnered 30 percent of the $1 million in available funding in the 2007-2008 cycle: 51 clients received $300,195 for projects as diverse as heating and cooling system upgrades, energy efficient lighting systems and a solar power system. In addition to saving the businesses a combined $223,226 annually, these upgrades are expected to conserve resources and prevent the emission of 2,225 tons of carbon dioxide each year.EMAP Director Christopher Lynch applauded Keystone Pallet & Recycling for its exceptional accomplishments and recognized all 2007-2008 grantees for their efforts. “Matt Roberts and these other small business owners are proving that small businesses are big players in making the business case for energy efficiency and going green. Their achievements also underscore the urgent need to continue financial and technical assistance programs that help small business owners find and take advantage of opportunities to both reduce operating costs and environmental impacts.”More about the Pennsylvania SBDC and EMAP:The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers’ Environmental Management Assistance Program offers in-depth assistance with environmental regulatory requirements, identifying and implementing energy efficiency and waste minimization opportunities, developing new environmental technology and finding sources of funding for environmental upgrades. Visit for more information on how businesses can start saving and contribute to a cleaner environment.Since its inception in 1980, the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) has evolved into a network of 18 college- and university-based centers and more than 100 outreach locations, operating under the guidance of the State Director located at the University of Pennsylvania. The SBDCs play a unique and vital role in the Commonwealth’s economic development initiatives as the only organization that, in utilizing the expertise and resources of some of the best colleges and universities in the state, assists entrepreneurs in all stages of business and all industry sectors. Funding support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the SBDC host institutions enables consulting services to be provided at no charge to the client. For more information on the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers’ services and impact, visit . 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WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Public Health Association (APHA) today unveiled its first-ever blueprint for combating the health impacts of climate change, representing the culmination of a process involving some of the nation’s leading public health and climate change experts. The blueprint will receive nationwide attention in the coming weeks as 50,000 members of APHA and its Affiliates along with its many partners celebrate National Public Health Week 2008, April 7-13, with the theme Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance.”Public health professionals are uniquely positioned to lead the way in addressing the health impacts of climate change,” said Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of APHA. “They can help make real progress by emphasizing preparedness, prevention, research, partnerships and policy. This blueprint for tackling climate change is a concrete step toward that goal.”"Global warming could be one of the top challenges facing the public health community today,” said former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, who is the director of the Center for Excellence on Health Disparities at Morehouse School of Medicine and director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute. “It presents challenges nearly unprecedented in scope, scale and difficulty - especially when it comes to our most vulnerable populations, who are the most at risk. We must respond accordingly.”The blueprint, which includes recommendations for both health professionals and the public, was developed through a collaborative process that culminated in a recent summit convened by APHA that included health and climate change experts from around the country. It was unveiled as part of the Association of Health Care Journalists annual conference.The blueprint’s top recommendations for the public health community call for:– Education and outreach, working to ensure that public health concerns are included in policies and programs related to climate change;– Research such as vulnerability assessments for specific communities and federally funded analyses of how the health impacts vary by region and population;– Advocacy, including helping decision makers understand the climate-health connection and strengthening the capacity of the public health work force to prepare and respond;– Support of best practices that build on existing public health programs that can help address climate change and that promote the development of healthy communities; and– Healthy behaviors such as helping the public health system go green, and walking or biking instead of driving a car, and reducing, reusing and recycling.”The public health community has an important role to play in making the connection between the way we lead our lives, our impact on the planet and the planet’s impact on our health,” said Edward Maibach, PhD, professor and director of the Center of Excellence in Climate Change Communication Research at George Mason University. “This blueprint makes that connection crystal clear. It includes concrete recommendations to help health professionals face this unprecedented challenge.”Recommendations for the public are outlined as part of a Healthy Climate Pledge that individuals around the country will commit to during National Public Health Week and beyond, which urge the public to be prepared, travel differently, eat differently, and green their work and home.To download the blueprint and Healthy Climate Pledge and to learn more about National Public Health Week 2008, visit .Founded in 1872, APHA is the oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world. The Association aims to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States. APHA represents a broad array of health providers, educators, environmentalists, policy-makers and health officials at all levels working both within and outside governmental organizations and educational institutions. More information is available at . American Public Health Association

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